Apr
20

Travel Agents: it’s time to pack your bags

I’ll be flying to New York shortly, and on a whim walked into a travel agent this morning to see what kind of fares an expert could get me. After typing for a good 20 minutes while I twiddled my thumbs (and twittered), this is what she offered:
SAA: R10,252
Delta: R10,432
Air France: R9,652
Not bad, but [...]

Apr
17

A new project: Myzone.co.za

I’ve got a new project! It’s a “Who’s who in SA” portal, and I’ll give you more info shortly. First I thought I’d share how the project came about. It’s rather unconventional.
Some of you may have heard that I recently came second in the global MIT startup pitch. So not only do I [...]

Mar
12

Keep it short and sweet…

Author Eve Dmochowska    Category Gripes     Tags

It goes without saying that we live in a world of information overload. So anything that gets news to us quickly and efficiently, is a bonus. I guess that is why Twitter is popular (although the efficiency of Twitter is highly deceptive).
Our inbox (or at least mine) is my efficiency downfall. Right now I [...]

Mar
11

Who’ll get your passwords when you die?

I have a lot of online accounts to 3rd party services. Some of them are irrelevant to me, and some not. Many of them have content that I have created, and that cannot be found anywhere else (such as this blog). When I die, and especially if my death is going to be unexpected, my [...]

Feb
11

Gmail.co.za launches….uugh!

So by now you probably have heard that Gmail.co.za launched as a free webmail service in South Africa. Previously, the few times I typed that url instead of the .com one, I got the front page of the Gardale website, which I thought was opportunistic and annoying.
But, as it turns out, the www.gmail.co.za [...]